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crowd there by that time. The band played Auld Lang Syne as we moved out. The transport Warilda, A62, came into port during the day, with troops on their way to the Front.
16th
Passed the Leeuwin Light house at 9 a.m. The boat rolling a good deal. At 6 p.m. we passed Albany, and met a troopship A49, heading towards Fremantle. Raining all day.
17th
Boat rolling badly. Plenty more broken crockery. A lot of albatrosses flying about following the ship. Crossing the Bight.
19th
Met a large mail steamer at 4 p.m. Looked like a P. & O. boat. Trooper Kerr, of 8th Light Horse, Victoria, died after an operation, and was buried at sea at 10.30 p.m. The bugle sounded the "Last Post". Raining.
20th
Land in sight again. Passed Kangaroo Island at 8 a.m. A big mail steamer is coming up behind us. Still raining. Arrived off Port Adelaide at 1 p.m., and after taking on a pilot and a